Woman charged with $479000 fraud
Launceston C.I.B. has charged a 35-year-old Norwood woman with a large number of fraud offences stemming from a lengthy investigation. The offending is alleged to have occurred over a period of four years totaling $479,000 from the woman’s employer whilst she worked in administration at a local Longford manufacturing business. The woman was bailed to…
Police, DPFEM staff and psychologists receive Commissioner’s Medals
More than 230 current and retired police and DPFEM staff will be recognised for a combination of Medals and Awards, National Medals, National Police Service Medals and clasps at this year’s Medals and Awards Ceremonies across the state. For the first time, this year a number of psychologists who have supported Ambulance Tasmania and DPFEM…
Aggravated Armed Robbery Devonport
Two men and a youth have been charged in relation to an incident in the early hours of this morning where a 22-year-old man was threatened with a knife and his phone and keys stolen. Police would like to reassure the community this was not a random attack and the people involved were known…
Serious bicycle crash on Tasman Bridge bike path
A 46 year old female cyclist has been seriously injured in a bicycle crash on the Tasman Bridge bike path this morning. Police and emergency services remain on the scene on the Tasman Bridge near Montagu Bay end. The woman has been taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a serious condition suffering head…
Tasman Highway incident update
Police today have charged a 48-year old North Hobart man with carjacking and two counts of attempted carjacking following dangerous driving incident this morning on the Tasman Highway at Cambridge. At 7.05am, police received multiple calls in relation to a man in the northbound lanes of the Tasman Highway, just prior to the Cambridge…
Police investigate evade incident at Riverside
Police are investigating an evade incident at Riverside this morning. Around 8:45am police were performing speed reduction on Muddy Creek Road a 70km speed zone at Legana. Police detected a green Holden Commodore Station wagon travelling in excess of 100km an hour in a southerly direction. Police attempted to intercept the vehicle but due to…
Woman detected allegedly breaching home quarantine
A 25 year old Youngtown woman has been fined $774 after allegedly being detected breaching her Covid-19 home quarantine requirements. The woman arrived in the state on 25 October 2020, from New South Wales which is currently considered a medium risk region. As such she was subject to14 days’ home quarantine direction. During…
Police investigating rock thrown at Redline Bus in Dodges Ferry
Police are seeking public information in relation to a rock thrown through the window of an Redline Bus in-service in Dodges Ferry last night. Around 6.55pm a large rock was thrown through the window of a bus travelling on Carlton Beach Road which had community members on board. “Thankfully no one was injured but there…
Commercial Rock Lobster Fishermen Charged with Serious Offences
Marine Police have seized a commercial fishing vessel and charged three men with unlawful commercial Rock Lobster fishing at a significant cost to the fishery. Police will allege the fishermen were misreporting catch, fishing inside marine reserves, retaining under size Rock Lobster and unlawfully selling Rock Lobster. The complex and lengthy police investigation culminated this…
Police investigating Aggravated Armed Robbery in Chigwell
Police are investigating an aggravated armed robbery in Chigwell last night where a man received multiple stab wounds. Around 11.30pm police were called to a residence on Langura Avenue where the 36-year-old resident had received head injuries and multiple stab wounds. He was transferred to the Royal Hobart Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is in…